World War II Honoree

Richard Marchant Nason

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Phenix City, Alabama

Honored By

Cynthia Nason

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED THE ARMY AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA, IN SEPTEMBER 1944, AND RECEIVED TRAINING AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, WHERE HE BECAME A TANK GUNNER. HE WAS SENT TO EUROPE OCTOBER 20, 1944 AND WAS ATTACHED TO PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. IN DECEMBER 1944, HE WAS STATIONED WITH THE 753RD TANK BATTALION IN GERMANY. BY OCTOBER 1945, HE WAS IN COMPANY A, 899TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION IN BAD AIBLING, GERMANY. REMAINED WITH THE UNIT UNTIL JULY 17, 1946. AS A CORPORAL, HE WAS IN DORDRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS.